Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

"Now under the wise rule of the King, the State of Zhao has already far surpassed the State of Qin in the past. Then the State of Qin can conquer other countries wantonly if it is so domineering. Isn't it possible for the State of Zhao to do so? What's more, when the new and old monarchs are handed over, they are invaded by other countries. It is a common meal, so how can the people of the world condemn Zhao Guo and Your Majesty by this?"

Yu Xin's meaning is also very simple, don't think about prestige or prestige, just send troops to start it.

Our country of Zhao is number one in the world, what we want is a man who loves to do whatever he wants, and what stands out is a man who can do whatever he wants!

Taking advantage of the fire and robbing has been done by no one for hundreds of years, so your other countries are also big brothers. Don't laugh at the second brother!

The ministers of the two parties continued to quarrel, and the topic fell into a stalemate for a while.

Zhao Dan knocked on the table, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then directly called names: "Zheng Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Dan looked at Zheng Zhu with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Zheng Zhu hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that no matter whether you send troops in the name of attacking the traitor Duan Ganzi or Wei, the rest of the princes will definitely not sit idly by, and it may even lead to troubles. The new round of continuation against Zhao will make the King suffer from it, it is better to just sit and watch Wei's internal turmoil."

After Zheng Zhu finished speaking, Zhao Dan felt a little disappointed in his heart, and shook his head slowly.

Whether it is Zhao Sheng, Lian Po or Zheng Zhu, none of the three plans put forward by these important ministers of Zhao State can satisfy Zhao Dan.

In other words, none of the plans fit Zhao Dan's ideas.

If Zhao Dan's plans were only these, then why would he go to so much trouble to plan such an assassination of Wei Wangyu?

Speaking of which, although all the ministers of Zhao State are outstanding people in the world, none of them thinks the same as Zhao Dan on this matter, which makes Zhao Dan helpless.

But at this time, Zhao Dan's eyes suddenly noticed a minister who had not spoken.

This minister was none other than Zhao Guo Lieutenant Li Si, who had just taken office and only had the right to observe but did not participate in the discussion.

At this moment Li Si seemed to be thinking about something, he looked a little lost in thought, and there was even a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.

A very standard, conspiratorial smile.

Zhao Dan coughed and said slowly, "Li Si, let me tell you what you think."

Li Si obviously didn't think that he would be called by Zhao Dan at all, so he didn't even come to his senses at first, until Zhao Dan coughed heavily again, Li Si finally came to his senses and hurriedly apologized to Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's talk about your views on this matter."

Li Si seemed a little excited, and his cheeks were flushed. After all, the feeling of being able to only wear ears but not use his mouth was really uncomfortable. This was the first time he spoke, and it was also the first time he participated in Zhao Guo's military aircraft is in the midst of major events!

Li Si took a deep breath, and then said to Zhao Dan: "My lord, in my opinion, this is actually a great opportunity!"

Zhao Dan's face moved slightly, and he said, "What kind of great opportunity?"

Li Si's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice, "A great opportunity to destroy Wei!"

Chapter 741 Unpopular Li Si (first update)

"Great opportunity?"

Upon hearing Li Si's words, the Zhao Guo ministers present couldn't help being a little stunned for a moment, and all cast puzzled looks at Li Si.

But Zhao Dan didn't think so. On the contrary, Zhao Dan's eyes lit up, and he seemed to be very interested, and said to Li Si: "Li Qing, let me tell you, what is it? How can we find a way to destroy the State of Wei?"

Li Si said a little excitedly: "Your Majesty, please think about it. Due to Duan Ganzi's murder of the king, people in Wei State must be extremely disturbed. As the overlord of the world, Your Majesty is also the leader of the Seven Kingdoms. It is only natural that we should deal with Duan." Ganzi’s behavior should be corrected and Duan Ganzi, a shameful traitor, should be completely wiped out.”

"Therefore, the king can use the righteous name of killing the traitor Duan Ganzi to send troops, and then order the army to annex the Kingdom of Wei!"

As soon as Li Si's words fell, the other ministers of the Zhao Kingdom in the hall couldn't help showing shocked expressions, and the eyes that looked at Li Si suddenly started to look a little wrong.

You must know whether it is Zhao Sheng or Lian Po, their plan is either to gain fame or to obtain the land of Wei State.

Fortunately, Li Si put forward his opinions not only to gain fame, but also to uproot and completely wipe out the huge Wei State!

Zhao Sheng couldn't help but opened his mouth and said to Li Si: "Li Qing, it's understandable that you are young and inexperienced, but this is after all discussing important military and state affairs. You can't just talk like this in front of the king."

Half of what Zhao Sheng said was meant to be kind and persuasive, and there were also some beatings and warnings, which meant that although the king allowed you to participate in this discussion, you are too young and not capable enough after all. , just shut up obediently and let us mature and capable people solve this matter.

But since Li Si became a lieutenant, he has been enough of a wooden man, and he has waited for such an opportunity to speak for an unknown amount of time.

Li Si knew very well in his heart that whether he could get rid of his current title of acting lieutenant, and allow himself to truly gain the power to participate in the discussion of military affairs like the other six important ministers of Zhao Guo, all depended on today's This time Zhao Dan gave him an unprecedented opportunity to speak.

In the face of such an opportunity, not to mention the mere Xiangbang Zhao Sheng, even if Li Si's relatives and ancestors scold Li Si here, then Li Si must also say what he said in his heart, so that everyone can understand. Know that I, Li Si, are fully capable of becoming an important member of Zhao's political arena!

Thinking of this, Li Si suddenly became calm, smiled at Zhao Sheng, and asked in a leisurely manner: "Li Si is not talented, I would like to ask Mr. Pingyuan here, I don't know how Mr. Pingyuan is. Do you think Li Si's opinion is inappropriate?"

Zheng Zhu on the side frowned, and said: "Li Qing, if the king really sends troops to attack Wei State in the name of helping Wei State to fight against rebellious officials and thieves, and takes all the land of Wei State along the way into his pocket, what is the current situation? The strength of our country's military strength is indeed something that can be done. But the question is, how can you ensure that other countries will definitely stand by and let our country annex Wei? If you can't do this, then your country Opinion is talk that harms the country!"

Zheng Zhu's last sentence made a very severe accusation against Li Si.

As the saying goes, there is no love for no reason in the world, and there is no hate for no reason. The reason why Zheng Zhu jumped out to question Li Si is naturally for his reasons.

As Lieutenant Zhao Guo, Li Si's own function is to be in charge of the assessment of officials, relying on the assessment to decide whether officials are promoted or demoted. In layman's terms, he controls the power of personnel, which is equivalent to the official secretary of later generations.

However, since Zhao's personnel rights have always been personally controlled and intervened by the monarchs of the past dynasties, in many cases, the lieutenant is only responsible for the assessment and reporting, and then the king of Zhao personally makes the decision. Known as the "Heavenly Official", he can even rival the cabinet's momentum.

Fortunately, due to the big mistake made by the previous Si Kou Zhao Bao, the current monarch Zhao Dan handed over the power of supervising officials that originally belonged to the Si Kou to the lieutenant.

Therefore, the current lieutenant department is not only responsible for supervising the daily governance and illegal behavior of officials, but also responsible for evaluating the annual performance of officials.

To put it simply, the former lieutenant was the invigilator during the exam. He was responsible for supervising the timing of Zhao officials' exams in the autumn, and then handed over the test papers to the king, who was responsible for grading the test papers.

Now, after the power of Si Kou has been handed over, Lieutenant Zhao Guo is not only in charge of invigilating the exams, but also assumes the responsibility of the class teacher at ordinary times, and can punish and supervise unqualified officials and students. The power has been greatly improved.

Under such circumstances, Li Si was naturally full of confidence and wanted to let go of his hands and feet, and it happened to usher in the autumn plan, so Li Si devoted himself to it with incomparable enthusiasm.

You must know that Li Si, as a legalist official, attaches great importance to this kind of examination of rules and regulations. He is not only very ruthless to himself, but also very strict to others.

Li Si's predecessor, Li Bo, was originally a strict and well-known official, but Li Si's strictness was even completely higher than that of Li Bo, which made Zhao Guo's officialdom feel overwhelmed.

For example, in this calculation, sixteen officials of the big bank that Zheng Zhu was in charge of were demoted or dismissed because they failed the calculation, and another 37 officials were in danger because of their grades. Those who were warned for two years were demoted, and those who were warned for three years were directly dismissed. This number is three times that of previous years.

Zheng Zhu, as an important minister of Zhao Guo, naturally had some channels, and he found out about this result in advance, so he secretly visited Li Si, hoping to let Li Si put his hand high and let Zheng Zhu's officials go, so that Zheng Zhu could take charge The results of the major banking departments will not be too ugly in this round of calculations.

However, Li Si rejected Zheng Zhu's request without hesitation, and firmly insisted on the original score, without any change at all.

After the results of the above plan came out, Zheng Zhu's department of the big bank undoubtedly ranked the bottom among the departments in charge of the seven important ministers, and was criticized by Zhao Dan by name. Zheng Zhu was naturally very unhappy with Li Si because of this.

You must know that the autumn plan only ended on October 25th, that is, just a few days ago, the anger in Zheng Zhu's heart has not dissipated at this time, and it is inevitable to find trouble with Li Si.

Regarding Zheng Zhu's harsh questioning, Li Si didn't seem worried at all. He seemed to have gotten used to the feeling of expressing opinions on such occasions, and he became more comfortable when speaking.

"Zheng Qing's statement sounds reasonable, but if you look at it from the perspective of the overall situation, it is too one-sided."

This rebuttal naturally made Zheng Zhu flushed with anger. You must know that Zheng Zhu has been in charge of Zhao Guo's diplomatic work for more than [-] years, and he can be regarded as an old diplomat of Zhao Guo. home.

But now it is such a junior who is almost a whole generation younger than Zheng Zhu who keeps saying that Zheng Zhu is too one-sided in his view of diplomatic issues. How can Zheng Zhu bear it?